Shannon Tubb is still a young cricketer, but has nonetheless long been
regarded as one of Australia's most exciting bowling prospects. There has
been avid interest in his career ever since he ascended to the heights of
Launceston first grade cricket at the tender age of 14 and assisted his
team, Westbury, to win a premiership the same summer. A left arm wrist
spinner, handy lower order batsman and enthusiastic fieldsman, Tubb went on
to become a member of the Australian Under-17 squad in 1995-96 and a scholar
at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide in both 1996 and 1997. He was
part of various Academy and Australian underage teams which toured India,
Sri Lanka and South Africa in 1997 and which played a series of one-day
matches and unofficial 'Tests' at home against Pakistan in the summer of
1997-98, and was also a member of the Australian side which participated in
the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa in 1998. In the meantime, he has also
continued to be recognised as one of Tasmania's most talented junior
players: a status reflected in his appointment as captain of the state's
Under-19 team for the national carnival of 1998-99. Following a number of
other appearances with Academy sides and with the Tasmanian Second XI, Tubb
was promoted to his state's senior eleven for the first time in 1999-2000,
taking 0/29 in a creditable effort in extreme heat against South Australia
in Adelaide. The lightly built youngster followed his graduation to
first-class honours with just one appearance during the 2000-01 season but
saw more action in 2001-02 when he played an important role in propelling
Tasmania to the Pura Cup Final. Possessing as he does an excellent
repertoire for an unorthodox spinner (with cleverly varied flight and spin
and a nicely disguised top spinner and flipper), his development is likely
to continue to track a smooth course in forthcoming seasons. (John Polack,
June 2002)

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